Man looking for work pulls knife outside Fort Pierce business

FORT PIERCE - A 33-year-old man looking for work in the middle of the night pulled a rusty knife when a linen service company employee told him there were no jobs.

He was quoted as saying, "Nobody want to mess with me," according to an arrest affidavit.

Employees at Florida's Finest Linen Service, in the 2600 block of Orange Avenue, called police who found the alleged 120-pound assailant, Charles Nelson, nearby at a gas station on Orange. He was arrested at 1:48 a.m. Friday on charges of aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon. The white-handled knife, with a foot-long blade, was in his waistband when ordered to drop to the ground, the report states.

Nelson, who lives in the 3100 block of Avenue S, Fort Pierce, is being held in the St. Lucie County Jail in lieu of a $4,125 bail.